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Michigan publisher says he knows the real identity of famous hijacker D.B. Cooper

OSCALA, Mich. — D.B. Cooper, the infamous plane hijacker who stole more than $200,000 in a daring heist and eluded law enforcement for more than four decades, was actually a former paratrooper from Michigan who bragged about his feat to a friend.

That’s the revelation issued Thursday by a Michigan publisher that is releasing the memoir “D.B. Cooper & Me: A Criminal, A Spy, My Best Friend,” Fox Newssays in a report.